Community Blog (23)

Denver Community Credit Union is so excited to be part of Miracle Jeans Day as part of Credit Unions for Kids. We are wearing jeans in support of our local Children's Miracle Network Hospital - Colorado Children's Hospital. Click here to see a special message from some of the children who benefited from Miracle Jeans Day.

Our great partners at Rocky Mountain MicroFinaince Institute hosted a Boot Camp Class at our community room. The class allowed each Boot Camper to present an entire Business Plan and a loan pitch to the audience for the event.

Denver Community Credit Union, once again, dropped by the Civic Center Park to host a booth for the Civic Center Eats event.

July 18:

The Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce had their second Art Gallery opening located at the chamber office which provided a great opportunity to network while viewing the paintings and artworks from one of the attendees.

July 24:

Denver Community got to host a booth at Mi Casa’s Business Resource Fair which allowed clients that were starting a business to network with other organizations to gather information that can help jump-start their business.

On-site classes and events held through our Clear Money Program included a presentation called “Go-To-Market Strategies” hosted by Bryan Kimbell of Brand Folder and Stacey Saggese of Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute. Denver Community also hosted our Money Makeover class where over 50 people came in attendance to learn about important budgeting tips.

June 20-25:

Our community partners continued to host many different events throughout the month of June that we attended as well. These events included Golden Triangle Association’sThird Thursdays at Colefusion, Denver Public Library’sBusiness Breakfast, and Aurora Chamber’sWomen of Business Luncheon all provided wonderful opportunities to network with business leaders and other associates throughout the community.

June 1:

Denver Community Credit Union was invited to participate in the 4th Annual Safe Summer Kick Off Resource Fair at Kepner Middle School through the City and County of Denver. Over 50 private and public community organizations had participated with nearly 350 people in attendance. Special guest included a few of the Denver Nuggets' Dancers.

June 6-8:

The Denver Public Library kicked off their annual Book Fair at their location and Denver Community Credit Union hosted a booth while also being a sponsor for the event.

June 13:

The Civic Center Conservancy hosts their Annual Civic Center Eats celebration where various food trucks come down to Civic Center Park to serve food. Denver Community Credit Union got the opportunity to host a booth with other organizations for the first month of the event.

June 29:

The Denver Housing Authority kicked off their 2nd Annual Homeownership Fair and Denver Community was there as well with a booth, along with other diverse set of partner agencies, to inform attendees about how we provide various resources and services in the greater Denver area and foster advancement in education and economic standing.

Denver Community Credit Union taught financial education classes at several locations from DHS, Denver School of Science and Tech, and Colorado African Organization. These classes and topics included discussions about credit, budgeting and saving money, and the basics of banking.

May 14:

Our monthly Clear Money Event “Home Buying Resource Night” was hosted at our credit union for members and other individuals who were looking to connect with local homeownership resources to help them with the home buying process.

May 18:

We hosted our semi-annual car sale event at our Downtown Branch location. This was an event we host twice every year with our partners at AutoTrek. We clear our parking lots and stock up to 100 different vehicles for our Credit Union Members to test drive and purchase while we grilled and served free hot dogs.

May 23:

Our partners of the Office of Economic Development hosted their annual Small Business Expo at the Denver Public Library. This event included twenty three different vendors,from a wide array of public and nonprofit organizations who offer small business-building services. Also included was a lenders’ panel which included various public, private and nonprofit financing options to advise existing and aspiring entrepreneurs on landing the dollars they need to keep their business going.

May 16:

Our partners at Mosaic, which is an organization that provides assistance for individuals with intellectual disabilities, hosted their annual luncheon and fundraiser known as Partner’s in Possibilities. Denver Community Credit helped sponsored the event as a way to show our support for Mosaic’s mission and were also in attendance for the luncheon.

May 31:

The Children’s Museum held their 40th Annual Birthday Bash Celebration which included a live silent auction for many great prizes and giveaways. Denver Community was invited to take part in working with the organization in preparing for and attending the event. The auction acknowledged former Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl, who was also at the event, for his continued support for The Denver Children’s Museum.

Denver Community Credit Union continued our outreach program throughout the community with financial education classes for partners such as Mi Casa, West High School, and Rocky Mountain Micro Finance Institute. The classes and topics taught for this month at these off-site locations included credit, money myths, and budgeting.

There were also several classes and events hosted at Denver Community Credit Union in conjunction with National Financial Literacy Month. These classes and events included Financial Aid for Higher Education, Wills & Trusts, Credit, and Personal Finance Resource Day.

Apr. 9, 18:

Money Smart Colorado along with Jump$tart had hosted their Colorado Kick-Off event at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City where we got to meet with former and new local partners.

West High School hosted mock interviews for their students as a means to prepare them for the process of job interviewing. One of the representatives of Denver Community Credit Union had the chance to assist the staff with the interviews and give feedback to the students that participated. Below were thank you notes sent from the students that had participated in the Mock Interviews.

Apr. 11-25:

Our partners at the City and County of Denver hosted several events that Denver Community got the opportunity to support in attendance. The Self-Care Fair, hosted at the Denver Human Services Center, was an event that let the staff of DHS come by to visit different organizations that provided information about health and self-betterment.

Next, was a celebration to commemorate Earth Day with the Denver Earth Day Fair hosted at the Denver Webb Building.

Finally, City and County hosted Bring Your Child to Work Day at its three locations which were the Webb Building and the two Denver Human Services locations.

The monthly Northeast Collaborative Meeting, hosted through our partners at Lowry Family Center, was an invite for all local organizations, similar to Denver Community Credit Union, to discuss and connect with other local organizations around the Northeast Denver and Aurora area for ways to collaborate and build partnerships.

March 27:

Denver Community Credit Union hosted a booth at Mi Casa’s Resource & Networking Event which allowed us to network with other financial lenders and individual small business owners.

Mile High Business Alliance also had their Annual New Year Soiree kickoff, held at Shift Workspaces, to discuss past and future plans for the company and praised the committed partners who have continuously worked with the organization for the past year.

Feb. 20:

Denver Community hosted its Annual Meeting, where members were invited to meet and ask questions of their volunteer Board of Directors and management of the credit union.

Feb. 6, 26:

We hosted two Clear Money events at our main branch which were Personal Finance Resource Night and a Wills & Trusts seminar. Frank Danzo of Chayet & Danzo was graceful enough to teach our Wills & Trusts Class and our Personal Finance Resource Night allowed members to connect with local financial resources.

Denver Community Credit Union got the year started off with a few community outreach events and classes and presentations through DHA, Solonco, and West High School. Topics covered were information about the credit union difference, financial goal setting workshops, and budget games with students

Jan. 15:

The Golden Triangle Association hosted their Annual Meeting at Galvanize, discussing updates and other news pertaining to the Golden Triangle Neighborhood. Local residents, business owners, council representatives, and law enforcement officials within the Golden Triangle area spoke as well.

Jan. 16, 30:

The Aurora Chamber of Commerce sponsored the “Annual State of the Base Luncheon” which included discussions on last year’s activities at the Buckley Air Force base.

Denver Community hosted a booth at The Martin Luther King Jr. College for their Family and Youth Event, which included a night of performances from students and staff of MLK Jr. College as well as a guest speaker appearance from Kathie J of KS107.5.

The Washington Park Whole Foods Market also showed their support to Denver Community for the first time by allowing us to host a booth to interact with staff about credit union information and services.

Jan. 30:

In coordination with West High School, students were invited for the chance to tour the facility of Denver Community Credit Union’s downtown branch.